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BASEBALL SPORTS OF ALl S(DRTS BOXING
BIG GRID GAMES TOMORROW
TINKER MANAGES CUBS
By Mark Shields "
In an ordinary season tomorrow
Would provide the two big football
games of the season in. the west in
the clashes between Illinois and -Chi-
But tnis is no orainary year, i ne
unsullied records of Ohio State and
Northwestern" have taken the cham
pionship tinge from tomorrow's
meetings between the big four of the
grid game in this neighborhood- The
best arty one of them has to fight for
is second place, and even that con-i
eolation is not lett to Chicago.
Notwithstanding the absence of
championship angles, there is ma
jor interest in the impending games.
Whether for a title or not, they 'go
on the schedule of the respective
schools as the BIG game of the sea
son. Intense rivalry exists between
Illinois ' and Chicago, and neither
counts the season a loss if it can reg
ister a victory. The same applies to
Minnesota and Wisconsin. ,
Northwestern will be occupied -in
Evanston with Purdue and the Pur
ple should have little trouble, run
ning over the Boilermakers. It will
be in the nature of a preparatory
contest for Coach Murphy's . pupils,
though none of the newPurple-plays
may be tried, for fear of Ohio scouts.
Great confidence exists among un
dergraduates because of the return
of Line Coach McDevftt, who will be
with the athletes until after the Ohio
game next Saturday.
Taking an advance slant at the
Illinois-Chicago' game, no bright
prospects can be seen for the Mai,
roons. Zirppke upset all calculations
when his state eleven beat Minneso
ta, and he has a stronger team now
than he had in the Gopher game.
Tiere'atfe no cripples among the reg
. for the first time this falL
The little coach has had two weeks
of uninterrupted practice to prepare v
for this game and undoubtedly has
made giant strides in teaching his
men new formation and deceptive
plays. An attack based on deception
of. the ODDosition throueh intricate
f passes has been a feature of the
Zuppke plan of play ever smce he
was a high school coach.
Stagg has had the same- opportu
nity for uninterrupted practice, but
he did not need it What the Ma
roon candidates required was action
in regular games, where they could
learn by actual experience and, pol
ish up their thought. On tfie eve qf
this game, Stagg is uncertain as to
his line-up.
Higgins, giant guard, will be avail
able for only part of the battle. But
the backfield is giving Stagg his real
worry, tte isvavering between Gra
ham and Pershing ior the quarter
back position. 'It is probable both
will have a chance.
v -Pershing made several serious mis
takes earlier in the season when di
recting play, but Stagg still is. of the
opinion that Frank is the best asset
he has for the pivotal position.
Minnesota and Wisconsin should
be more' evenly matched. The Go
phersstarted the -season rated the
best team in the west and as good -as
any in the country. But there was
a sag, and no one knows whether
Coach Williams has been able to
awaken his people.
Any team with Sprafka aDd Wy
jnan In the backfield will score. Wis
consin has an admittedly good de
fense, but the line has not yet been
found that can stop the Gopher
plungers for any sustained period.
Likewise, Wisconsin should be able
to score with Simpson and Eller to
'carry the ball. And the Wisconsin
system, of co-operation on attack
should show good results.
Although Wisconsin has been
nosed out of a chance for the Bije-